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Branchioplax washingtoniana

Description

Branchioplax is an extinct genus of crab which existed in Alaska and Washington during the Eocene period. It was first named by Mary Rathbun in 1916, and contains ten species , including Branchioplax washingtoniana from the Hoko River Formation,  Branchioplax carmanahensis, and Branchioplax ballingi.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8458629https://www.gbif.org/species/8458629
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)225950https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=225950
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pseudorhombilidae : Branchioplax : Branchioplax washingtoniana
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mathildellidae : Branchioplax : Branchioplax washingtoniana
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classMalacostracaLatreille 1802
superorderEucaridaCalman 1904
orderDecapodaLatreille 1802
-MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyuraLatreille 1802
-Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
-HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGoneplacoideaMacLeay 1838
familyMathildellidaeKarasawa and Kato 2003
genusBranchioplaxRathbun 1916
speciesBranchioplax washingtonianaRathbun 1916
Generic NameBranchioplax
Scientific NameBranchioplax washingtoniana Rathbun, 1916
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Branchioplax washingtonianaspeciesbelongs to Branchioplaxstated without evidenceRathbun, 1916
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance61.6 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance33.9 - 5.3 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Malacostraca)
Visionwell-developed (based on Malacostraca)
Dietcarnivore (based on Decapoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Malacostraca)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. J. Rathbun. 1916. Description of a New Genus and Species of Fossil Crab from Port Townsend, Washington. American Journal of Science 41:344-346
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branchioplax_washingtoniana

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1916Branchioplax washingtoniana Rathbun p. 345
1926Branchioplax washingtoniana Rathbun p. 42
2000Branchioplax washingtoniana Schweitzer et al. p. 53

References

Rathbun M. J. (1916) Description of a New Genus and Species of Fossil Crab from Port Townsend, Washington, American Journal of Science 41, 344-346
Rathbun M. J. (1926) The Fossil Stalk-Eyed Crustacea of the Pacific Slope of North America, United States National Museum Bulletin 138, 1-155
Schweitzer C. E., Feldmann R. M., et al (2000) Eocene decapod crustaceans from Pulali Point, Washington, Annals of the Carnegie Museum 69 1, 23-67
M. J. Rathbun (1916) Description of a New Genus and Species of Fossil Crab from Port Townsend, Washington: American Journal of Science: 344--346 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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